Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-15
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rls4ion4 are Nals0w. IhsT hsFe
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fhs el1Tf. viaufDas aslIen Nhieh comes
fren fas ehgEeal trsiniER Ibesf
unffoFlns aFs loasz 6ittna 81 clnNsilJ
euf. Tbs 0sfmm8 soldiers wear Nn1a
aifioa etatEes 3haiE tK1as1f1 af4 ~
maFH sfI1n seat and gou viii FsEsig 90
: 9rtrkis Il he taekGt ef eges prI-
wafs nos6lsr. Tis KfNnoh nnlfeTms
wniIe kanta8n1s % co2sF. efe very
eIns,nitr nnda. ThaKa h eoon4h elolh
II fhs tfpnters ~ 9 Efeoed aaldieF q
raaks whois unfform for 3 German.
Tbs e1nmay look % these baaKy tE1a-
alra 4 faFlhx inotsased b. theig being
rewed fiehf to einn1sy boos les which
are separated from tha shoe bel9U ana
afa rkrnppea undsK the feet. Ina
Freneh hare didsTont id1zs 81 dlselp-
sinn from the Germans. 1he apbosdi.
nati0u and fh1 thorough diseipiins of
ms German ere unknown an1anR ne
Frsneh. A French solder never aaintes
bis oiAaef unless h q1aF1efA ~
ftsr ehcuid meet u civil hfe thaT aEs
suppoasd 20 b upon 20 equal foolinR.
TIE oshsr night Ii Paris aaw 6 ax0up
81 french soldiers n anifokm % t1p Of
"A oannibus eorninR down he Rue Xiv
Oh. These soldiers weEe intox Gated
and were emrFyipe On IN Che most 0ut-
raes9uH atF. TneY vefe snoaiine eno
alnFinQ. One Of thalf number, q bug
Isg, Hns sounding military calls greatly
% Tbs dellaht Of bis aas0esatea. Imagine
group 81 uniformed soldiers carrying
% thai Way il The streets Of Berlin
Students Of fhe Freueh milltasy sysiem
nay thai Eraneh oiaeaEs do Bot believe
"a excessive Discipline, and that Trey
fkink such q syelena kas tendency 70
break he npiflt If TIE mon. IheH re-
q rsore npon TIE dash and courage Of
lhelr rnen than they % upon mere dflll.
This - eli very veil Tor charge o. Tor
"a advance movement. but When 4
comes % Standing silently under 8
heevy Gre or 10 maintaining order and
neoa form daring retFeat he laek o.
fhfs very dlaeipline IL always shown
amnnQ Erenah soldiers b. demofiiiEa-
Zion ana panis. A German officer sid
% me DE other dag ihat be believed The
EYsi6m IL theif army was 20 PEERLESS
thab the Berlin Authorities could plane
half million men on ihe frontier and
give them uRdeFa In the event of va 20
remain thsre untlI the last one was shot
down without any Of them daring 70 70
treat. He said he did noe believe that
FFsnah troops could be hesd In the same |
sHy II TIE face Of aoeoiute Death. But
this wns 9efman yisH. Every one
eoneedes the Tremendous courage and
gallant Gahtlng Qualities Of The French
ecld1eKg, but shty have not the same
military Discipline, and ! belisye lhat
tAe very superiority Of she Germans IN
point 81 eompletenea Of preparation
End Of discipline viii always enable
them % defeal Ne kFench.
REWARD on MEns1.
TIA constant rewards held out In ths
slsfnan army 70 merit result 10 eHtab-
llshin1 4 most magnificent apltil ameng
lhe nikienfs. IL al officer have talent /
and superior qualities be h certain 10 /
be rec1Qnissd. Il IL q great thing for /
An army shcn u Is known that promo
ton therein wlil only come 70 those Who /
doaeRyo Il. Every German ofhces, hoy /
ever ehseaEely be mey be placed, has
the chance before him Of being sum
monad 70 Berlin By the authorities for
special advancement Aad promotion u
he does woEk 10 deserve ID. Tha result /
4 Z stat nf Ne ahlest ofHoers d EaFopo
10 France pFumotioua h the army aEe /
largely Influenced By politicians. The
bead Of Ne army has hsen changed Zen /
tines sinoo the lagt was with Germany. |
Dufine lhia lime the German army his |
had hut one head, one directing mind. /
The French work and Dian 70 make
themselves stronger than the Germans.
had no idea % what an extent this Il
carried unlil heard gentleman say /
The other DAY that the French soldiers
have taken la the last four o. Eve years
% drinking beer, believing Il would
help 10 make than as strong a. tie Ger.
rama. Beer drinking throuRhoat
France is becoming very general. Tho
fFcneh have also tried % make beer for /
nome consumption. There IL nov ID /
Paris an exposition In the interests Of /
kEcnch bear; bot nona Of The Preach |
brewers has been able 80 yet 70 make |
bear which wonld compare for one mo
ment With she poorest Of the German |
hEsss. fha French bears ere senr and |
thsn.
But France % % mnoh richer 10 |
natural resources than Germany that /
she weuld have some advantages Of /
very material character In The event Of |
rar. Bat while The people IN lhe ARMY /
SO anxious Tor revenge. this Il noa tfne
81 ne people u general Congressman /
Helmont, who hes keen IN Paris during i
tAn SKINNER, and who has had az oppef-
tanity Of talklng with 6 numhef 81 the
paAlie men OF France says that be 10
veil convinced that any government /
whioh Ah0uld provoke war VITA Ger
many would Be certain 70 b oveffhrown /
b tka Efench people themselves. The /
oommunises ard Socialists az Paris are
oppoaed 10 q var wi1h Germany. They /
favor rather expenditures Of large sums /
ct money apoH internal improvements /
20 a. 10 give the warkinnnen employ-
mouA Ihero i very little suffering |
axnonR ana working psopia 81 Paris a. /
eonrafed with Ia sau.a elaar1in Iiondon. /
TheFa arc fewer cut Of employment. 10 |
the agricultural districla there L 10 dis |
ireaa a. all TIE Fxeneh fafmara are al /
prosperous. They are avAFieions and /
closer with their money shan Any other /
class Of people 10 the world. TAey are,
b q man, epposed b var. hat u q var /
ahaula cpua throaeh no fault o. the
they wonld contribute their
lasi fFane e itG snpport.
nEu1Ka HunxzaKRnss
en- told By those Who ere faniliar
with tAe French current % affairs thai
the French really dislike all foreiEnesa
The foreigners aFe all Chased by them
With ne Garmana An American friend /
Of mlna oomina oat Of she shoateR The
other niqhe had two ladies With him.